Washington

Coolest summer ever
Washington Post
Summer in Washington is a bounty, people. Here are the reasons -- in no particular order -- to love it. What's scary and fun and green all over? Sandy Spring Adventure Park, where you can walk a tightrope, teeter across a log bridge or zip-line from

Puerto Rico: Empire's Grip and a Glimmer of Hope
Tiwy.com - news of Latin America
Quite a few leftist and nationalist activists report similar humiliations, but their right-wing opponents should have no illusions - information about them is also being carefully collected for future use. In Washington, the hopes of the Puerto Rican

Sri Lanka: The Sarath Fonseka Riddle - Analysis
Eurasia Review
Questions of miscarriage of justice to one side, this column will examine a few theories in circulation in Colombo about this turn of events. The straightforward explanation is that SF is quite ill and it would be politically problematic if he died in

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US to move 9000 Marines out of Okinawa
msnbc.com (blog)
By Reuters WASHINGTON -- The United States and Japan announced on Thursday a revised agreement on streamlining the US military presence on Okinawa that will shift 9000 Marines from that southern Japanese island to Guam and other Asia-Pacific sites.

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Callis Chat: May 23
Baseball America
By Jim Callis Jim Callis: I know you guys are geared up for the draft when I enter the chat room and already have four full pages of questions. Let's dive right in. Marty (Orlando, FL): What is the best case for Damion Carroll.